Mechanical Vibration: Analysis, Uncertainties, and Control, Fourth Edition (Mechanical Engineering)

Mechanical Vibration: Analysis, Uncertainties, and Control, Fourth Edition addresses the principles and application of vibration theory. Equations for modeling vibrating systems are explained, and MATLAB® is referenced as an analysis tool. The Fourth Edition adds more coverage of damping, new case studies, and development of the control aspects in vibration analysis. A MATLAB appendix has also been added to help students with computational analysis. This work includes example problems and explanatory figures, biographies of renowned contributors, and access to a website providing supplementary resources.

received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, in 1977 and 1981, respectively. He worked for Weidlinger Associates, Consulting Engineers, before joining the faculty of Rutgers University in 1989. He is currently a Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Rutgers; his research interests include structures and vibration, offshore structural dynamics, fluid-structure interaction, aircraft structures, and the development of concepts for lunar structures. Professor Benaroya is the author of numerous publications, and is a member of the British Interplanetary Society, and an elected member of the International Academy of Astronautics.

Dr. Mark Nagurka received his B.S.E. and M.S.E. from the University of Pennsylvania, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from M.I.T. in 1983. He taught at Carnegie Mellon University before joining Marquette University, where he is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering.

Dr. Seon Mi Han received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, in 1998 and 2001, respectively. She received the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Postdoctoral Scholarship between 2001 and 2003. She has served as an Assistant Professor and Instructor at Texas Tech University, where her areas of research include the vibration and dynamics of offshore structures.